Foodtech investing: 'You can't escape the fundamentals...'

'It’s been a grim couple of years for foodtech investment, with the whole segment, fairly or unfairly, often judged by the performance of some high-profile alt protein players that have burned through huge amounts of money with little to show for it. So what have we learned and where do we go from here?

AgFunderNews caught up with Andrew Ive, founder and managing general partner at early-stage agrifoodtech investor Big Idea Ventures at the Future Food-Tech innovation summit in London to discuss:
• Where are we in the current down cycle? Have we reached the bottom?
• Is money for solid alt protein startups still available?
• What is BIV’s investment approach and how is it working with strategic investors to accelerate innovation in the food space?